Where does “навевать” come from?

навевать (Russian) comes from Russian наве́ять, from Russian на-, from Proto-Slavic na, from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- — on, onto.

навевать (Russian): to blow

Definitions

  1. to blow

Ancestry of “навевать”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianнаве́ятьto blow
2Russianна-onto, upon; to repletion, to satiation, to the...
3Proto-Slavicnaon; concerning; onto
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- →Every word from Russian на- →Every word from Proto-Slavic na →